Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Research Development and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

A -- COMPACT KINETIC ENERGY MISSILE (CKEM) SOL DAAH01-00-R-RB01 DUE 012700 POC Kyle Samples, Contract Specialist (256) 876-5326; Patsy C. Garrison, Contracting Officer (256) 842-7406 THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF CBD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR -- Title: Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) SOL BAA DAAH0100-R-RB01. POC: Contract Specialist, Mr. Kyle Samples, (256) 876-5326, e-mail: sample-kk@redstone.army.mil, Contracting Officer, Ms. Patsy Garrison, (256) 842-7406, e-mail: garrison-pc@redstone.army.mil, AMSAM-AC-RD-BC. Technical POC: Mr. George Snyder, AMSAM-RD-PS/Propulsion & Structures Directorate, (256) 876-3483 email: George.Snyder@redstone.army.mil. Any questions submitted should be e-mailed so that the message is received by all three of these points of contact. CONTINUATION -- Continuous status of technology and component development efforts will be provided to the System Development Segment participants via an IPT structure. One or more of the sources that are successful with Phase I, Segment I Option2, may be selected through a re-competition to perform Phase II, the 18-24 month CKEM System Development and Demonstration in the FY04-05 timeframe, to complete missile system development and to demonstrate system performance during flight testing against an array of advanced armor targets. The CKEM weapon system should significantly improve warfighting capabilities by: enabling implementation of future fighting vehicle concepts on the battlefield; by defeating Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) 1-3 and threat Active Protection System (APS) with overwhelming lethality utilizing a lighter, smaller, faster, KE missile against future advanced and active threat armors; by a significantly increasing KE stowed kills for a multitude of launch platforms, including platforms that offer excellent strategic mobility; and by providing opportunities for missiles in the Strike Force. Specifically some of the more-aggressive CKEM system level performance goals to be achieved are: Total Missile Length: 4 feet, Total Missile Weight: 50 lbs, Range: 0.4-5Kms with growth potential for close in engagements of 200m and extended range of 5-8Kms, Velocity: 6.5+ Mach, Penetrator Energy: 10MJ at all ranges. The following technologies are believed to be critical for enabling the successful accomplishment of the system performance goals and objectives: propulsion, enhanced lethality, and guidance technology. In propulsion the development of more efficient, high performance, non-detonable, minimum signature motor is required to achieve the higher velocities necessary for overwhelming KE lethality from minimum range to 5 Km against armor targets, recognizing the limited penetrator mass available in a 4 ft/50 lb missile. Within the CKEM Technology and Component Development Segment it will also be necessary to characterize the contributions of penetrator materials, mass, shape, impact velocity, and target interactions in order to assess the effectiveness of novel lethal mechanisms against advanced armor with active and reactive threat countermeasures. The development of miniaturized guidance and control component technologies capable of operating through the high acceleration environment to enable accuracy from short-range to 5km, while allowing "fire on the move" capabilities for future applications is also necessary. The government has particular interest in the offeror's concept definition process, as it pertains to critical performance, design features and trade-off areas. Specifically, the government is interested in the process for exploring novel design approaches for the lethal mechanism and for evaluating the lethality of alternative missile concepts; for achieving compatibility of the missile and launcher design concept with the Future Combat Vehicle and other ground (& potentially airborne) weapon platforms; THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS CONTINUED IN ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT. Posted 12/22/99 (W-SN410833). (0356)

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